Device for cutting, shredding, and grating vegetables



1940. A. WIDUCH 2,208,654

DEVICE FOR CUTTING, SHREDDING, AND GRATING VEGETABLES I Filed April 13,1938 55 I I l as 5.5. l

I INVENTOR. 5019M 40/00:.

ATTORNEY.

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Patented July 23, 1940 U D S QFFICE j i r f 2.208.654, DEVICE FOR.CUTTING, SHREDDING, AND

, -GRATING VEGETABLES Adam wiauh, Michigan city, 'rnal,ass,igasror pone-half to Walen ty sliw n m p y Ind. Application April 13, 1938,Serial No. 201,780

"The purpose of my invention is to provide an appliance simple inconstruction, attractivein design and efilcient in use and particularlyadapted for household use.

While cutters for vegetables have already been made before, theappliance invented by me embodies certain new and useful features whichwill be readily appreciated by reference to my description of same whichfollows and to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 shows a side elevation of my vegetable cutter.

Fig. 2 shows a vertical sectional view thereof.

Fig. 3 shows a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 shows a sectional view of my cutter taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 shows a detailed sectional view of a rotary disc taken on line5-5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 shows a plan view of my cutter.

Similar numerals refer to similar throughout the several views.

The cutter of my design is round in shape, comprising a cylindricalcontainer l resting on Said base may be made of cast iron or othersubstance and is provided with lugs l2, to which the lower portion ofthe cylinder Ill may be attached by screws or bolts 13. An annularflange l4, disposed centrally on said base and being integral therewith,provides a seat for elec tric motor l5. Screws l6, threaded through saidflange l4, aid in securing the motor firmly to its seat. This provisionis obviously optional as any other means of securing the motor to thebase may be provided. Rising from the motor l upwardly is shaft I1,being the shaft of the rotary element of the motor, and is provided atits upparts per end with a shoulder l8. Seated upon said shoulder andsuitably keyed to shaft I1 is a rigid metal disc I9 provided withradially struck out apertures 20, over which knives 2 I, also disposedradially, are aflixed by means of screws 22. This is shown in Fig. 5.The cutting edges of said knives 2| are inclined upwardly, being at anangle to the level of the disc IS. The latter, being keyed to the shaft,as above set forth, rotates with said shaft. If desired, said disc maybe removed at will from said shaft and another disc adapted for gratingor a similar operation may be substituted in its place.

An annular projection 23, from the inside wall In and disposed under theperiphery of the disc l9, serves to prevent said disc from being swungdownward under the pressure exerted upon the disc from above, as will bedescribed hereinafter.

Said disc I9 is, however, slightly raised over the projection 23 so, asto avoid friction therewith.

A plate 24, provided at a point intermediate its ends with a boss 25 toaccommodate the end of the shaft ll, extends diametrically across thedisc l9 but slightly above its surface so as not to interfere with themotion thereof, and is held at its ends in grooved lugs 26. Said lugsare aflixed to the wall of the container Ill. The plate serves toprevent the vegetables delivered into my appliance for cutting frombeing carried around on the rotating disc 19. Said plate is insertedover the end of shaft I1 and into the grooved lugs 26 in such a mannerthat it may be readily removed when desired.

The space in the container above the rotating disc is intended toaccommodate and to receive vegetables selected for cutting or shredding.To obtain best results, it is necessary that some pressure be appliedfrom the top upon vegetables, as otherwise the knives of the cuttermight only effeet a sliding contact with said vegetables. To overcomethis deficiency, I have provided means of exerting steady pressure uponsaid vegetables until all of them have been disposed of by the cuttingmeans on disc Hi. The means in' question consist of a potlike structure21, which I call a loader, fitting into the receiving end [0a of myappliance. The bottom of said loader 2'! is provided with a transverserecess 28, so as to fit the plate 24 and boss 25. At its upper end, saidloader 21 is provided with ears 29 situated at diametrically opposedends on the rim of said loader. Twocylinders 38 are affixed to theoutside surface of the lower part of the container I0 on the oppositesides thereof. Partly contained therein is a rod 3|, the lower endsthereof remaining under the tension of a coiled spring 32 extendingwithin cylinder 30, while the upper end 33 of said rod is provided witha loop 34 adapted to he slid over car 29. Intermediate the ends of saidrod is anotherhorizontal loop 35 serving as an aid in handling said rod.

Expanding below the cutting disc and set at an angle to said disc is adelivery apron 36 ending in a delivery chute 31. 38 indicates a cableconducting current to motor l5.

In operation, vegetables to be cut or shredded are loaded into thereceiving end or hopper Illa of the device, whereupon loader 2! isinserted into said hopper over the vegetables, and loops 34 of the rod3| are placed over ears 29. Tension of spring 32 is thus transmitted tothe loader, which transfers same in the form of pressure downward uponvegetables in the hopper. Then, when 'tention of persons using theappliance.

2 r 2,208,864 4 z i the motor is started and the disc begins to rotate,

said vegetables are wedged against plate 24 and pressed down by loader21 into the path of knives 2|. Vegetables out or shredded by said knivesfall through openings 20 into the apron 36 and slide out through thechute 31.

It will be seen from the above description that while the principle ofthe construction of the cutting section of my device was already known,my improvement refers principally both to the shape of my appliance andto the loading mechanism therein. It is by virtue of this loadingmechanism that vegetables in my device are under a steady pressure untilthe cutting process has been fully completed. The improvement is noveland very useful as it eliminates personal at- I realize that changes maybe made in my said construction without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

' What I, therefore, claim is:

A vegetable slicer comprising a casing open at its top, a base for saidcasing, a spider carried by the walls of said casing intermediate theheight thereof, a motor supported upon said base within the casing, ashaft extending upwardly from said motor through the spider, a vegetablesupporting disc carried by said shaft to turn therewith and resting uponsaid spider, said disc being formed with openings, radially extendingblades carried by said disc along said openings and extending at anupward incline over the openings, sockets carried by the walls of theeasing, a bar extending transversely in said casing and supported insaid sockets and provided with a bearing rotatably receiving the upperend of the shaft, said bar constituting means for preventing vegetablesfrom moving with the disc, a

follower slidable vertically in the upper portion 15 of said casing,ears extending from follower, cylinders carried by said casing, verticalrods having their upper ends detachably engaging said ears and theirlower portions slidable in the cylinders, springs in the cylinders forurging the rods and the follower downwardly, andan apron in the casingunder the spider havinga chute projecting out of the casing.

ADAM WIDUCH.

